The new AIM-9X Block II dogfight missile has achieved initial operational capability (IOC) on Mar. 31.
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Yak-130 with laser rangefinder and tail formation lights
Turkish F-16s to get ALQ-211
Lockheed Martin was awarded a $13 million contract to integrate the Exelis ALQ-211 Advanced Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare Suite (AIDEWS) on Turkey’s F-16s.
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Parrikar: India may take 2.5 years to get first Rafale
India’s defense minister said the first of the 36 Rafales may not reach the country until two-and-a-half years later.
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Improved Pantsir-S2 to enter service by end of the year
The upgraded Pantsir-S2 gun/SAM system will enter service by end of the year, Commander of Air Defense Troops of the Russian Air Force told reporters.
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